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PLANO, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ruled that a mother found guilty of drowning her two young daughters by reason of insanity 11 years ago no longer must participate in court-ordered mental health services. Lisa Ann Diaz drowned her 3- and 5-year-old daughters by holding their heads under water in the bathtub of their Plano home. A ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say criminal charges have been filed in the death of a 7-year-old Columbus girl who drowned while visiting her grandparents in California. The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1fSY3RP ) the body of Annielee Sweet Pea Palmer was recovered Thursday from the Coachella Canal in Riverside County, California. The canal diverts water from the Colorado River to ...

LIBERTY TWP., Ohio (AP) — A more than 125-ton piece of medical equipment is making its way to the Liberty Campus of Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The Dayton Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1KFvT7A ) the first piece of the hospital's cyclotron was expected to arrive by the end of July. The equipment powers proton laser beams that fight pediatric cancer. A second ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — About 500 active-duty soldiers from Texas are training with a National Guard unit from north Mississippi at Camp Shelby, a 134,000-acre National Guard training center in Hattiesburg. The Hattiesburg American (http://hatne.ws/1N2jxqC ) reports that, all told, about 4,600 soldiers are participating in the exercises to train active, reserve soldiers and the National Guard together. The soldiers ...

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Pro-government fighters in Yemen have received weapons shipments in the war-torn city of Aden, as Shiite rebels scramble to deploy reinforcements, military officials from both sides said Sunday. Military and port officials in Aden said new heavy and medium weapons and ammunition arrived there late last month by sea to support pro-government army divisions and militias ...

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(The Hill) The Iowa State Fair on Thursday said GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump will not be allowed to fly children in his helicopter during the event next month. State Fair spokeswoman Mindy Williamson said Trump is not getting permission for the novel campaign attraction, according to The Des Moines Register. “He is welcome to [...]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Amnesty International says Muslims in the western part of Central African Republic are being forced to hide their religion or convert to Christianity under threat of death. The group said in a report Friday that bans against Muslims are happening outside areas under the protection of U.N. peacekeepers. A 23-year-old man told the rights group he ...